Privacy Policy

Decoration Technology, a U.K based company is committed to protecting your privacy and Personal Information. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) details the steps we take to protect your Personal information when you access our site. Establishing an effective Privacy Policy that protects your information and provides you with choices on how you would like your information managed, is an important part of our relationship with you.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

• 1) We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it
• 2) We don’t share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop our products, or protect our rights.
• 3) We don’t store your personal information on our servers unless required for the on-going operation of one of our services. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PRIVACY LAWS

Our legal status under EU data protection law is that of a data controller and in this capacity, we will securely store and process your Personal information which you provide. Data controller is a legal term used in the Data Protection Act of 2018 to signify the person who controls what to do with any personal information. As a data controller, we must have a lawful basis for collecting and processing your data. Our lawful bases are (a) a legitimate interest in the data (as defined by the GDPR Article 47) and/or (b) a contractual relationship with customers when we supply goods or services that they have requested (GDPR Article 44).

YOUR CONSENT 

We are committed to ensuring that Decoration Technology treats Personal information lawfully and correctly. To this end, we fully endorse and adhere to the “Data Protection Principles” set out in the Act. In particular, without your consent or first amending this Privacy Policy to reflect any change in our usage of Personal Information:

• 1) We will not use your personal information for any purpose that is incompatible with this Privacy Policy;
• 2) We will only collect sufficient personal information for the uses described within this Policy;
• 3) We will endeavour to keep your personal information up-to-date;
• 4) We will not retain your personal information longer than necessary unless required to do so by law;
• 5) We will operate appropriate technical and organisational processes to protect your personal information against unauthorised or unlawful access or processing and against accidental loss or destruction. The detailed measures we take are described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information.
Personal Information means information that either directly or indirectly identifies you. personal information does not include anonymised information or aggregated data about a group or category of services, features, or users which does not contain personally identifying information and which helps us better understand our customers’ needs and improve our services.

Information you provide.
We may collect and store any personal information you enter or provide to us when registering for an account or paying for our services. This includes identifying information such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, information about products or services you purchase, and credit card number or other financial information. We also may request information about your interests and activities, your gender and age, and other demographic information. You are not required to provide any of this information, but if you do not, we may not be able to provide you with the requested services.

Information from other sources.
We may also periodically obtain both personal information and non-personal information about you from other business partners, contractors, and other third parties. Examples of information that we may receive include (but are not limited to): updated delivery and address information, purchase history, and information from third-party services such as Facebook or Instagram with whom your account may be connected. Please note that these third-party services have different privacy policies and practices that are not subject to this Privacy Policy.

Use of Cookies and Other Technologies.
We use various technologies to collect information from your computer about your activities on our site.

Information collected automatically.
We automatically collect information from your browser when you visit our sites and use our services. This information includes your IP address, your browser type and language, access times, the content of any undeleted cookies that your browser previously accepted from us (see “Cookies” below), and the referring website address.

Cookies.
We may assign your computer one or more cookies to facilitate access to our site and to personalise your online experience. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record keeping purposes. Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect information about your online activity on our Site, such as the web pages you visit, the links you click, and the searches you conduct on our Site. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to delete or decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, please note that you may not be able to sign in or use some of the interactive features offered on our site or services.

Other Technologies.
We may use standard Internet technology, such as web beacons and other similar technologies, to track your use on our site. We also may include web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, or web bugs) in promotional or other e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customise the services we offer our website visitors to deliver targeted advertisements and to measure the overall effectiveness of our online advertising, content, programming, or other activities.

HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

By accessing our website you are allowing the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Decoration Technology will not rent, sell, or provide your Personal information to any third party. Decoration Technology uses and shares the Personal information it collects (unless otherwise restricted by applicable law), to:

Process Transactions and Accept Payments.
Users of our site and others engaging in transactions with us may be asked to provide additional information including, as necessary, the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Decoration Technology collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfil the purpose of the customer’s interaction with Decoration Technology.

Perform Services.
Decoration Technology may use Personal information to perform services, manage your account and provide you with customer support. Decoration Technology may also use personal information to enforce our Terms, manage our business, and perform functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.

Tailor Marketing to the Customer’s Needs and Respond to the Customer’s Requests.
Decoration Technology may use your personal information to notify you about new product releases and service developments, and to advertise our products and services in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In addition, if the customer consents, we may share a customer’s personal information with other selected third-party partners that offer complementary products or services. Please review the specific third-party partner’s privacy policy regarding any further interactions with them.

Obtain Third Party Services.
We also share personal information with third parties who provide services to Decoration Technology such as credit card processing services, order fulfilment, analytics, web site management, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, e-mail delivery, auditing, and other similar services. We may also disclose depersonalised data (such as aggregated statistics) about the users in order to describe our sales, customers, traffic patterns and information to prospective partners, investors and other reputable third parties and for other lawful purposes, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information. When Decoration Technology shares personal information with third-party service providers, we require that they use the customer’s personal information only for the purpose of providing services to us and subject to terms consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Comply with Legal Requirements and Corporate Transactions.
Decoration Technology may access, preserve, and share personal information in response to a legal request (like a search warrant, court order, or subpoena) if we have a good faith belief that the law requires us to do so or when Decoration Technology believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Decoration Technology, third parties, or the public at large. We may also access, preserve, and share personal information when we have a good faith belief it is necessary to: detect, prevent, and address fraud and other illegal activity; to protect ourselves, you and others, including as part of investigations; and to prevent death or imminent bodily harm.

Additionally, in the event of a reorganisation, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings), we may transfer the personal information we have collected to the relevant third party.

Online Advertising.
We work with third party companies for marketing and advertising purposes. We share information with these companies, and they may collect the information described above. These companies may also gather information about you from your internet activities, your interaction with advertisements that third-party companies display to you, from mobile applications, or other means.

YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES

Decoration Technology offers customers the choice of creating an account or checking out as a guest when they make purchases from our site. If you choose to create an account, you may update your Decoration Technology account at any time by logging in and changing your profile settings You may unsubscribe from email communications from us by clicking on the "unsubscribe link" provided in such communications. You may not opt out of service-related communications (e.g., account verification, purchase and billing confirmations, changes/updates to features of the services, technical and security notices). Following termination or deactivation of your account, we may retain information (including your profile information) and user content for a commercially reasonable time for backup, archival, and/or audit purposes.

As noted above, site visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Decoration Technology’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of our Platform may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

In addition, you can make a subject access request to review your Personal information collected via our Platforms or ask us to stop using it by sending an email to info@decorationtechnology.com. We may take steps to verify your identity before providing you access to your personal information and may request an administrative fee. You can help us to maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying us of any change.

You can ask us to erase your personal information:

• 1) If you think it’s no longer necessary for us to hold your information;
• 2) If you don’t think we have any legitimate grounds for processing it;
• 3) If you think we’re using your personal information unlawfully; or
• 4) If you think we should delete your Personal information because the law requires us to do so.

OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

We are not responsible for the practices employed by any websites or services linked to or from our site, including the information or content contained within them. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website or services, our Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or services, including those that have a link on our website, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies.

SECURITY

We are committed to protecting your personal information. We use physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, alteration, destruction, or disclosure. we store the personal information you provide on computer systems that are located in facilities with limited access. In addition, we use standard security protocols and access control mechanisms to exchange the transmission of sensitive data such as credit card and banking details. We cannot, however, guarantee the confidentiality or security of your browser or any unencrypted communication transmitted or accessible over the Internet.

Decoration Technology does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that personal information will be protected against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alterations. Similarly, Decoration Technology disclaims liability for personal information and user content submitted through its site. It is your responsibility to ensure the security of your passwords and not to reveal this information to others. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. In the event that your personal information is acquired, or you or Decoration Technology reasonably believe that your personal information has been acquired, by an unauthorised person and applicable law requires notification, Decoration Technology will promptly notify you by e-mail, consistent with the reasonable needs of law enforcement and/or Decoration Technology in order to determine the scope of the breach and to investigate and restore the integrity of the data system.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

The Decoration Technology Platform is not directed at children under the age of 18. By using the site, you acknowledge that any user content or other information provided to Decoration Technology that contains the personal information of children is provided solely by, and with the full consent of, the parent or guardian. Decoration Technology does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 18 or knowingly allow such persons to register. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 18 without parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as reasonably possible.

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Decoration Technology reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time, in our sole discretion. Decoration Technology encourages customers and other users to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have an account with Decoration Technology, you should also check your account’s notifications for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of the Platform after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.

CONTACT US

At Decoration Technology, we appreciate the trust you place in us when you choose to visit our website and we take our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously. If you have questions regarding this policy or our handling of your Personal Information, please email us at info@decorationtechnology.com

EFFECTIVE DATE

This Privacy Policy is effective as of September 2018.